The best places to visit in Chisinau, Moldova -> Destinations

  The Public Garden “Stefan cel Mare” also called “Stefan cel Mare Park” is the oldest park in Chisinau designed and decorated in a classic way. It is considered that it was planted in 1818. In fact, the plan was prepared by Ozmidov in 1816-1817, the architect and the land engineer of Bessarabia in those years. Main works began in 1825, when land engineer Bogdan Eitner has drawn the alleys, were planted trees and shrubs, including 1000 of acacias. The final form T...

Memorial Complex "Eternity" was opened on 9 May 1975 on P. Halippa street. This complex was dedicated to the soldiers of the Red Army who fell during the Jassy-Kishinev Operation of World War II. "Eternity" Memorial Complex in Soviet times was called the “Victory Memorial”. The Memorial composition is crowned by five rifles made of stone with a height of 25 meters, arranged in a pyramid. At the bottom of these rifles there is a large five-pointed star. In the c...

  The National Museum of History was founded in 1987. The museum exhibits over 263 000 art pieces, among which about 165 000 items are original pieces of national heritage. Archaeology and Ancient History, Medieval History, History of Basarabia and Contemporary History and Treasures departments are the the scientific core of the institution.   The museum has the following objectives: conservation and maintenance of historical sites, scientific research on historical ...

National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History as founded in October 1889 by initiative of Baron A. Stuart.   It is the oldest museum in Moldova and was founded as an Agricultural Museum, but over time its existence has gradually extended its field of work, creating collections that reflect the natural history, contemporary nature, evolution of human society and traditional culture from the Bassarabian territory  later...   The name of museum h...

  The Botanical Garden is situated near the city gates and was founded in the early twenty-first century, in the garden-park, planted on that territory in the middle of the nineteenth century, with the aim to scale all areas of spontaneous flora of Bassarabia. For the construction of the Botanical Garden in autumn 1950 was allocated 76 hectares of land on the valley Durlesti river, city park today - Dendrariu. But after five years from the original construction of this garden,  appe...

  "Mihai Eminescu" Theater is one of the largest theater in Chisinau and is considered to be a monument of art, architecture and history of national importance, and it’s introduced in the register of monuments of history and culture by the initiative of Chisinau Academy of Sciences. "Mihai Eminescu” Theater it’s a perfect place for the people who appreciates culture and art and loves to watch a successful play. This theater has hosted a great number of ar...

  National Square is a great place where you can visit a lot of monuments of national importance. It’s a place with special attractions and an exceptional beauty. Here you can take a walk in sunny days and just admire the extraordinary places. In the National Square there are some attractions that are worth the attention of tourists: The Cathedral, The Bell Tower and the Holy Gates. National Square is considered to be an architectural monument of national and local importance, ente...

Chisinau City Hall it’s an historical and architectural monument of national importance, entered in the register of monuments of history and culture by initiative of the Chisinau Academy of Sciences. Chisinau City Hall is a fairly old building and even if it was built many years ago, its charm remains nowadays. It is one of the few architectural monuments which attracts the attention of tourists on the spot. City Hall is located in downtown along with other great monuments of national i...